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Australian Capital Territory vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Australian Capital Territory has a land area of 910 square miles (2,358 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Tasmania's land area is 29.0 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tasmania's total area is 29.0 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 5.9 times (489%) longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Tasmania's east-west width is 6.5 times (553%) wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Australian Capital Territory's highest point is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Bimberi Peak is 968 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point
- Australian Capital Territory's lowest point is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 1,407 feet lower.
Australian Capital Territory vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Australian Capital Territory has a population of 486,231 (2025), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Tasmania's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Australian Capital Territory: 534.3 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Australian Capital Territory's population density is 24.5 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Australian Capital Territory's largest metropolitan area is Greater Canberra (486,231 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Greater Canberra's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Tasmania is the older of the two by 10 years.
Australian Capital Territory vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP is $38.0 billion (2025) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Australian Capital Territory's economic output is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Australian Capital Territory: $78,152 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Australian Capital Territory official website · Tasmania official website
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